All air transport news – Page 423
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GA Telesis to tear down four Cathay 777s
GA Telesis has been contracted to disassemble four Cathay Pacific Boeing 777s, with the recovered serviceable parts to then be placed into its pool.
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ANA to order up to 48 Boeing and Airbus narrowbodies
The board of ANA Holdings has approved plans to order 30 Boeing 737 Max 8s for All Nippon Airways and 18 Airbus A320neos for budget unit Peach.
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Mitsubishi countersuit ratchets up Bombardier acrimony
Mitsubishi’s counter suit against Bombardier constitutes a detailed rebuttal of the Canadian manufacturer’s claims against the MRJ programme.
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Mitsubishi countersuit alleges Bombardier sought to stifle MRJ
Updated with Bombardier's response.
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ANALYSIS: HAV poised to launch Airlander 10 production
Do not write off the world's largest aircraft yet. A little over a year after a second flight-test accident left its lighter-than-air hybrid airship deflated, Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) is ready to begin production of its Airlander 10, and is talking to five "early adopters" – two from the commercial ...
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Nexcelle names new chief
Nexcelle has appointed Patrice Provost as its president, with the nacelle manufacturer preparing for a change to its ownership.
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KAI to explore feasibility of regional airliner
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) will explore the possibility of developing a regional airliner.
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Analysis
What lies ahead for aerospace sector over next decade?
The decade since Flight International celebrated its centenary in 2009 seems to have flown by – if you pardon the pun – and during this period there have been some key developments across the aerospace industry, as outlined elsewhere. But that posits the question: what could the next 10 years hold in store? So here are some potential advances across the industry that could play out during Flight’s 12th decade.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Ten aerospace trends in the decade since Flight hit 100
Starting with magnificently moustachioed aviation adventurers and ending with an industry that continues to shrink the planet, a lot happened in Flight International’s first 100 years. However, what have been the biggest developments since we celebrated our centenary in 2009? From the promise of electric propulsion to the rise of ...
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PICTURE: Russian analysts model 'Slon' outsize freighter
Russian analysts are continuing work to develop a new outsize transport aircraft to succeed the Antonov An-124.
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A330-900 secures beyond-180min ETOPS approval
Airbus has secured a further extended twin-engined operations (ETOPS) clearance for the A330neo from the European Aviation Safety Agency.
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OpinionOPINION: Going Mobile may be start of A220's rebirth
Bombardier launched the CSeries on 31 July 2008, but the most notable date in the troubled history of the aircraft now known as the A220 may prove to be 16 January 2019.
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VIDEO: Airbus chief underlines 'Brexit' threat to UK wing production
Airbus chief executive Tom Enders has reiterated, in strong terms, that the airframer is prepared to take tough action to secure its operations if the UK careers into a disorderly exit from the European Union.
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UTC's profits rise as P&W's GTF deliveries surge
A near doubling of Pratt & Whitney geared turbofan deliveries and strong demand for aircraft systems helped push United Technologies' 2018 profit up 16% year-over-year to $5.3 billion.
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NewsPICTURES: Boeing unveils 777X cabin design
Boeing has released images of its 777X's cabin and disclosed design changes it says will make the aircraft's cabin more comfortable than that of the current-generation 777.
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Boeing's electric air taxi prototype takes flight
Boeing has successfully completed the first flight of an in-development autonomous air vehicle, a step forward in Boeing's race to develop an aircraft capable of providing commercially viable intra-urban air transportation.
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United aircraft deliveries to hit post-merger high in 2019
United Airlines will take delivery of 40 mainline aircraft in 2019, its highest in a single year since its merger with Continental Airlines nearly a decade ago.
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IndiGo's PW1100G engines 'well within safety limits': airline
Modifications to the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan engines that power IndiGo's Airbus A320neo aircraft are under way, the Indian low-cost carrier has confirmed.
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Safran takes stake in battery specialist Oxis
Safran has become a shareholder in UK-based lithium-sulphur battery specialist Oxis Energy as part of an effort to mature the technology for commercial aircraft.
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Airline BusinessPeter Chang, chief executive, CDB Aviation
As a child growing up in Taiwan, Peter Chang traveled to the market with his mother. For years, much to Chang’s bewilderment, his mother always selected the same vendor from a line of identical shops. One day, Chang noticed that after paying, the vendor slipped three green onions into his mother’s bag. This weekly exchange would inform Chang’s business style for his career in aviation, spanning nearly four decades.